poetry by j matthew waters

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the little ones gathered ‘round
ratcheting their bottoms
against the carpet as if trying to
permanently stay in place
you see
the old man began
bobbing his head
in the old days
you could drive out to the country
with your sweetheart by your side
leaving a trail of dust behind you
weaving your way through rolling hills
where rows of corn stretch toward the sun
and gigantic cows feed on fields
that forever stay green
once you reach the sign
with the painted horse
you abandon the car
and walk hand in hand down a narrow lane
leading you to an antiquated world
where you first learn to saddle your new best friend
and ride off into the sunset
with courage and grace

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nobody knows what the weather
is like in iowa
just like they don’t know gigantic
potatoes only grow in idaho
in january it’s so damn cold here
the cows don’t move
so it’s easy to walk right up to them
and snap photograph after photograph
there are no metropolises in iowa
just little towns
with a post office and a tavern
where you can tie your horse to a post
in the winter the winds blows so cold
it leaves you shivering
until march when the sun penetrates
the earth and reality begins to blossomhttp://webspace.webring.com/people/lm/mostlypoetry/audio/another_iowa_winter.mp3

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A team of urban gauchos
surround a wandering cow
on a colorful street in Delhi
the sacred animal managing
to snarl traffic for over an hour
The arrival of city-hired cowboys
with their oversized truck
and ropes and bells
bring applause and protests
by the neighboring swarm
of residents and tourists
Calls of instructions compete
with the constant honking of horns
some warning the cowhands
not to harm the beast
while others suggest transporting her
to the nearest butcher shop
Eventually the cow catchers
convince their newfound friend
to mosey up the plank
and into the truck bed
casually whispering into her ear
the grass is much greener
outside the cityhttps://jdubqca.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/The-Cow-Whisperers.mp3
october, two thousand eleven
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cows in line
chewing the fat
talk about their day
without a care
in the world
kids in bus
ride out of town
bonafide field trip
learn a bunch
at the farm
lunch at noon
golden arches
where kids and cows
eat and teach
respectively